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Sainte-Cécile vein, La Rodde mine, Ally, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei
Regional Level Types
Sainte-Cécile veinVein
La Rodde mineMine
AllyCommune
BrioudeArrondissement
Haute-LoireDepartment
Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRegion
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 9' 30'' North , 3° 19' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ally186 (2016)1.2km
Blassac127 (2016)5.8km
Saint-Cirgues152 (2016)6.2km
Lavoûte-Chilhac322 (2016)6.2km
Saint-Ilpize217 (2016)6.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
52303
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52303:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Auvergne; Rhône-Alpes


Across La Rodde ravine, 650 meters downhill from Saint Paul (La Rodde) pit.
Mylonitized zone (10 meters thick) in gneisses, red and brown microcrystalline quartz with sulphides.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
Semseyite2.HC.10dPb9Sb8S21
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BournonitePbCuSbS3
S GalenaPbS
S SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
CuCopper
Cu BournonitePbCuSbS3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
SbAntimony
Sb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb SemseyitePb9Sb8S21

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Link to Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières:07902X4018/GT

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
France

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